Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 1998/05

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Ben Armato
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 16:11:20 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.24
> Subj: Re: [kl] G. Bellucci and Antonio Spadina - ring any bells folks?

> Ingrid Elizabeth Pearson wrote:
> > Do these names ring any bells for any of you - G. Bellucci (first at the
> > Met for years) and Antonio Spadina (Clarinettist at the old Bush Street
> > Theatre in San Francisco circa 1900)? I've been reading an article by
> > Wallace Tenney from Wodwind World c.1953 in which he mentions that these
> > men were students of Ernesto Cavallini. Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> You might want to try writing to Ben Armato, BArmato1@-----. Ben was
> a
> former clarinetist (I _think_ principal) at the Met.

Ben was never principle. Herb Blayman was beginning in the 1950 season
I think, and before him for several seasons was Gino Cioffi. I
don't know who was there before Gino, but from Gino's point of view,
nobody was there before him.

Mama mia, could that guy play!!

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